Eric Wong

Eric Wong
Born	1978 New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Executive Vice President
Years active	1999 – present
Organization	Island Records

Eric Wong, born in 1978 in New York, New York, is the Executive Vice President/General Manager of Island Records.

At age 16, Wong applied for an internship he saw listed in Billboard Magazine, and was chosen for a summer internship position at WEA Distribution through Y.E.S., a program designed for minority high school students. Working at WEA Distribution led him to an internship at Atlantic Records, and he became a college rep at EMI Records while attending New York University.

While attending New York University, Wong joined V2 Records in 1997 and was eventually promoted to product manager, overseeing artists such as Moby, Underworld, Stereophonics, and others. After graduating from NYU, Wong joined Island Def Jam in 1999. At Island Def Jam, as vice president of marketing, Wong developed marketing campaigns for the label’s major artists such as Fall Out Boy, Bon Jovi, The Killers, Hoobastank, Sum 41, and Christina Milian, among others. In 2006, Wong joined Bad Boy Entertainment and Atlantic Records, where he simultaneously served as chief marketing officer of Bad Boy Entertainment and senior vice president of marketing at Atlantic Records. Holding both of these positions, Wong was responsible for the marketing of artists including Sean “Diddy” Combs, Janelle Monae, Jay Z, and Toni Braxton.

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